TOPIK
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A helping hand for TOPIK 쓰기
My summer vacation is over, but I found this list in my draft folder, and decided to share it with you. I’ve been working on this list over the summer as a collection of useful expressions to learn and use when writing in Korean. They are not particularly advanced, but they are standard expressions, safe for using…
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걱정하지 마세요… I’ve got a plan
I’ve entered full vacation mode which in my case translates into full-time Korean studies. I was set back after a minor bout of food poisoning keeping me tied to the bed with a bucket safely within reach for three days after coming back home. I lacked the strength and energy to read anything, let alone…
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Logging my essay attempts
I’ve added a new page to the blog where I plan on posting a brief essay once in a while. In order for me to improve my essay skills, I arranged with my language partner that I write one essay per week, so she can give me feedback on style, grammar and vocabulary. I will…
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Recreational Korean (… or how to study when you’re actually not)
Since the upcoming week means Easter break for a Uni employee like myself, I now have plenty of time for studying Korean. I’ve already gone overboard in listening to TTMIK grammar podcasts, reading the last chapter in my Intermediate reader, reading and shadowing news articles, and cramming vocabulary on Memrise. Hey, this was supposed to be vacation, but…
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The challenges of building vocabulary (…and how TTMIK once more saved the day)
In my recent book haul from www.heyeonni.com in Korea, I got two books on how to prepare for the TOPIK. While I’m still undecided about whether I should actually sign up for the test in October, I convinced myself that educating myself on the format of the TOPIK probably wouldn’t hurt. I soon realized that my supposedly “solid vocabulary”…
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Musings on the TOPIK, goal setting, and my most recent book haul…
As I’ve seen my Korean language skills develop, I’ve started gradually playing with the idea of signing up for the TOPIK. I’m convinced that I’d be able to pass the Basic level, so in order to give myself a real challenge I’m considering the Intermediate level. From what I read on other Korean learning blogs,…
Sofie to Korea 